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#8 on the Franchise 500: Great Clips Reinvents the Haircut Experience

The #8 company on our Franchise 500 list has an app that's been downloaded more than 10 million times, tracking customer appointments, history, and preferences.
Source: Courtesy of Great Clips
Courtesy of Great Clips

Started franchising: 1983   
Total units: 4,513   
Cost to open: $136.9K–$258.3K

Haircuts are nothing new, but just about every other aspect of the Great Clips experience is..”

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